Suregetes Cove

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Suregetes Cove (Bulgarian: залив Сурегетес, ‘Zaliv Suregetes’ \'za-liv su-re-'ge-tes\) is the 2.47 km wide cove indenting for 1.9 km the N coast of Krogh Island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is entered east of Kuvikal Point and west of Zagrade Point.

The cove is named after the Thracian god Suregetes.

Location

Suregetes Cove is centred at 66°15′40″S 66°56′40″W / 66.26111°S 66.94444°W / -66.26111; -66.94444Coordinates: 66°15′40″S 66°56′40″W / 66.26111°S 66.94444°W / -66.26111; -66.94444. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Suregetes Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.